Reported by: Oahimire Omone Precious | Edited by: Oravbiere Osayomore Promise.
Nigerian comedian Ayo Makun, popularly known as AY, has stirred fresh waves of speculation about the crumbling marriage of music superstar Innocent Idibia, better known as 2Baba, with a pointed joke at Daddy Showkey's 50 Years on Stage concert in Lagos on Sunday, August 9, 2026. Speaking to a packed audience at Eko Hotels & Suites, Victoria Island, the comedian hinted that the singer, who is embroiled in a public marital crisis with his wife Natasha Osawaru, might soon return to Lagos and rejoin him in the "single men's club". AY, who announced his own separation from his wife Mabel Makun in April 2024 after 20 years of marriage, made the remark while reflecting on 2Baba's changing circumstances.
"You know say 2Baba na my former neighbour before dem relocate am to Benin/Abuja," AY told the crowd in Pidgin English, referencing the Edo State lawmaker's influence over the singer's movements. "But the way things dey go so, e be like say he go join me back. I dey observe things. Una think say na only me go dey alone? All of us go collect. You understand wetin I talked abi? Una dey observe abi?" The comedian's remarks, while delivered in a playful tone, have been widely interpreted as a commentary on the growing signs that 2Baba's marriage to Natasha may be nearing its end.
AY's comments came on the same night that 2Baba himself finally broke his silence on the marital crisis that had been the subject of intense media speculation for weeks. During his own performance at the concert, the singer made a cryptic but telling statement: "I don go look for trouble. I don hear am." He then added, "Going forward, I don decide not to dey look for trouble again. I don go look for trouble, I don hear am." When a fan in the crowd shouted that his encounter with Natasha was "love," 2Baba sharply rebuked him, saying, "Na love? You dey craze." The singer's words amounted to a public confirmation that he views his marriage to Natasha as a mistake—a trouble he sought out and has now decided to walk away from.
The marital drama began escalating over the weekend when Natasha reportedly stormed an Abuja nightclub where 2Baba was scheduled to perform on Friday, August 7, 2026, with thugs and family members, demanding to see her husband. The confrontation, captured in viral videos, came weeks after the singer allegedly left their marital home and blocked Natasha from reaching him. Following the nightclub incident, 2Baba unfollowed Natasha on Instagram and refollowed his ex-wife, actress Annie Idibia, fueling reconciliation rumours. Annie, in turn, refollowed him, further intensifying speculation that the former couple might be mending their fractured relationship. The couple had announced the end of their 13-year marriage in January 2025, shocking fans across the continent.
AY's intervention is significant not only because of his long-standing friendship with 2Baba but also because of his personal experience with marital separation. The comedian, who has often defended the singer against public backlash, announced his split from Mabel Makun in April 2024 after two decades of marriage. His decision to joke about 2Baba's troubles on stage reflects both the camaraderie between the two entertainers and the broader cultural tendency in Nigeria's entertainment industry to find humour in even the most painful personal circumstances.
The nightclub drama that triggered the latest crisis also exposed the volatile nature of the union between 2Baba and Natasha. The couple had held a private traditional wedding in July 2025, just months after 2Baba publicly announced the end of his marriage to Annie. Their relationship was plagued from the start by allegations that Natasha controlled the singer's professional activities, with accusations of domestic attacks surfacing in online spaces. The current crisis, however, appears to have reached a breaking point, with 2Baba's public remarks at the concert and his social media moves suggesting a definitive end to the relationship.
2Baba was once AY's neighbour in Lagos before his relationship with Natasha reportedly led to his relocation between Benin and Abuja. Now, with the marriage apparently in its death throes, the comedian has suggested that the singer may soon return to his old neighbourhood and, perhaps, to his old life. "All of us go collect," AY said, implying that no one is immune to the pain of separation. The concert audience, aware of both men's public struggles, responded with knowing laughter, but the underlying message was clear: in Nigeria's entertainment industry, marital breakdown is a common enough experience to be the stuff of jokes.
Neither 2Baba, Natasha, nor Annie has issued an official statement confirming a divorce, reconciliation, or any formal change in marital status. However, the events of the past few days—the nightclub confrontation, the social media moves, and the public remarks at the concert—have left little room for doubt that the marriage between 2Baba and Natasha is hanging by a thread. AY's joke may have been delivered in jest, but for those watching closely, it appeared to be a case of humour masking a deeper truth. As one of 2Baba's closest friends and a man who has himself walked the path of separation, AY may know more than he is letting on. For now, the public can only wait and watch as one of Nigeria's most beloved music stars navigates the wreckage of another high-profile relationship.
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